While we celebrate America’s 250th birthday, let’s celebrate all the women who made America possible. Martha Washington stood by General George Washington as she bandaged the wounded troops at Valley Forge. Martha Jefferson stood with Thomas Jefferson throughout his dangerous career as he fought for American independence. Abigail Adams counseled John Adams throughout his career in Washington DC. In fact, she was the driving force behind her husband’s greatness.

Countless women stood by their husbands throughout America’s rocky and glorious history. Where would Paul Revere, Samuel Adams, James Monroe, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Teddy Roosevelt, Ben Franklin and dozens of America’s great leaders be without their wives’ support, advice, and courage.

While many female Americans slip beneath the cracks such as Harriet Tubman and her “Underground Railroad” activities, she proved herself an American hero in her time. Rosa Parks kept her seat on that bus that ushered into being the “Civil Rights” movement.

Sojourner Truth was born into slavery in Ulster County, New York. At 29, she escaped with her infant daughter and from then on, she dedicated her life to advocating for the rights of both African Americans and women.

“In 1843, she joined the Northampton Association of Education and Industry, a utopian community in Massachusetts. Truth traveled throughout the country and gave speeches on topics of abolition and women’s rights. Her powerful speech, “Ain’t I a woman” was delivered in 1851 at the Women’s Convention in Akron, Ohio. In 1864, she met with President Lincoln at the White House to discuss the future of African Americans an after the Civil War."

Barbara Jordan was the daughter of a Baptist preacher and the great-granddaughter of one of the last Black members of the Texas House of Representatives before the disenfranchisement of Black citizens under Jim Crow.

“She won a seat in the Texas Senate in 1966, becoming the first African-American state senator in Texas since 1883. In 1972, she was elected to the US House of Representatives, becoming the first woman to represent Texas, and also served on the House Judiciary Committee. In 1994, she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.”

Susan B. Anthony,born February 15, 1820 – March 13, 1906, was an American social reformer and women's rights activist who played a pivotal role in the women’s suffrage movement. Born into a Quaker family committed to social equality; she collected anti-slavery petitions at the age of 17. In 1856, she became the New York state agent for the American Anti-Slavery Society. She went on to form the Suffragettes that ultimately earned women the right to vote in 1919.

Out of the political realm, Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. Her daring courage continued as she attempted to fly around the world.On June 1, 1937, Earhartand her navigator Fred Noonan left Miami, Florida, to fly around the world. They flew a twin-engine Lockheed 10-E Electra. They vanished on July 2, 1937, over the Pacific Ocean near Howland Island, and rescuers never found the plane.

Selected Earhart Quotes on Action and Adventure

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